Journal Warm-UpJournal Warm-Up Close your eyes and imagine 3 Close your eyes and imagine 3

images that suggest positive images that suggest positive mental health. In your journal mental health. In your journal describe these images and also describe these images and also define mental health in your define mental health in your own wordsown words

What is a StressorWhat is a Stressor

A person, place A person, place or situation that or situation that places a demand places a demand on the mind or on the mind or the body.the body.

Common StressorsCommon Stressors Moving Moving Arguing with parents orArguing with parents or friendsfriends AcneAcne OverweightOverweight

Taking a testTaking a test

Common StressorsCommon Stressors Death of a family memberDeath of a family member Getting in trouble at schoolGetting in trouble at school Making a school teamMaking a school team Peer pressurePeer pressure

Loud noisesLoud noises

Common StressorsCommon Stressors Breaking up with girl/boyfriendBreaking up with girl/boyfriend Getting glasses/bracesGetting glasses/braces

Getting ArrestedGetting Arrested

Being sick or getting hurtBeing sick or getting hurt

WRECKING

THINGS

EXPLOSIONS:Someone always gets hurt

VENTS:Always about feelings.

No one gets mad or hurt.

RESTS:Ways to take a break from feelings

Responses to Responses to Stressful Stressful

Situations and Situations and Positive CopingPositive Coping

Components of The Components of The Stress ResponseStress Response

Autonomic Nervous System: Action within Autonomic Nervous System: Action within the central nervous system that is the central nervous system that is “reflexive.”“reflexive.”

1.1. Sympathetic Nervous System Sympathetic Nervous System 2.2. Parasympathetic Nervous SystemParasympathetic Nervous System

The Sympathetic Nervous System takes an The Sympathetic Nervous System takes an active role in triggering the stress response.active role in triggering the stress response.

The Sympathetic Nervous System effects The Sympathetic Nervous System effects include increased: include increased: arousalarousal blood pressureblood pressure heart rateheart rate respiratory raterespiratory rate physical activityphysical activity

Fight or Flight = ALARM Stage

How your body How your body responds responds to stressto stress

Your body prepares to fight the stressor or Your body prepares to fight the stressor or flee from it.flee from it.

AdrenalineAdrenaline, (“the stress hormone”) is , (“the stress hormone”) is released when a demand is placed upon released when a demand is placed upon us. The release of adrenaline causes us. The release of adrenaline causes many physical changes in the body.many physical changes in the body.

Physical Reactions of Physical Reactions of

Fight or Flight Fight or Flight ResponseResponse Hearing ability increasesHearing ability increases

Breathing increasesBreathing increases Sugar in blood increases giving you Sugar in blood increases giving you

more energymore energy Digestion slows downDigestion slows down Amount of stomach acid increasesAmount of stomach acid increases Liver releases sugar for quick energyLiver releases sugar for quick energy Immune system slows down, causing Immune system slows down, causing

an increased chance of becoming illan increased chance of becoming ill

What can trigger the What can trigger the Fight-or-Flight Fight-or-Flight

Response?Response? FearFear

Severe PainSevere Pain

AngerAnger

What can trigger the What can trigger the Fight-or-Flight Fight-or-Flight

Response?Response? ConflictConflict

EmbarrassmentEmbarrassment

Other threatening situationsOther threatening situations

• Acts as an equalizerActs as an equalizer• Brings body functions back to Brings body functions back to stabilitystability

Resistance Stage

Exhaustion Exhaustion StageStage

Energy is depletedEnergy is depleted Body returns to normal if stress is removedBody returns to normal if stress is removed Body returns to alarm stage if stress Body returns to alarm stage if stress

continues which can result in stress-related continues which can result in stress-related diseases:diseases: Skin disordersSkin disorders Gastrointestinal upsetGastrointestinal upset Menstrual irregularitiesMenstrual irregularities Cardiovascular disordersCardiovascular disorders Teens in Stress

How Your Body How Your Body Responds Responds to Stressto Stress

Not all stressors are bad stressors.Not all stressors are bad stressors. EustressEustress – “good stress” or dealing – “good stress” or dealing

with the stressor in a positive way.with the stressor in a positive way. DistressDistress – “bad stress” or an – “bad stress” or an

unhealthy way of handling a stressor.unhealthy way of handling a stressor. The body responds to all stress the The body responds to all stress the

same way whether the stressor is a same way whether the stressor is a bad stress or a good stress. bad stress or a good stress.

Healthy Amounts of Healthy Amounts of StressStress

Stress acts as a motivator, but too Stress acts as a motivator, but too much stress can lead to mental illness much stress can lead to mental illness such as anxiety or depression.such as anxiety or depression.

Stress-Related Stress-Related Diseases & ConditionsDiseases & Conditions

Gastrointestinal Gastrointestinal disordersdisorders

Skin DisordersSkin Disorders CancerCancer Cardiovascular Cardiovascular

disordersdisorders DepressionDepression AnxietyAnxiety

Stressors in the Stressors in the Modern World?Modern World?

UnemploymentUnemployment Financial difficultiesFinancial difficulties TrafficTraffic Social frustrationsSocial frustrations Deadlines: homework, Deadlines: homework, career, taxes, billscareer, taxes, bills

Stressors before Stressors before Modern CivilizationModern Civilization

Need for foodNeed for food Need for waterNeed for water Need for shelterNeed for shelter Successfully Successfully

hunting and hunting and gatheringgathering

Surviving Surviving constant threats constant threats in lifein life

Stress Management in Stress Management in Ancient CivilizationsAncient Civilizations

Worship Worship (spirituality/religio(spirituality/religion)n)

Hieroglyphics Hieroglyphics ConstellationsConstellations FINDING FINDING

MEANING IN LIFEMEANING IN LIFE

Stress Management Stress Management TodayToday EatEat ExerciseExercise Hurt selfHurt self Prayer and meditationPrayer and meditation Rx medicationsRx medications Smoking/ drinking/ drugsSmoking/ drinking/ drugs Talking to friends and familyTalking to friends and family Television, reading, or Television, reading, or

listening to musiclistening to music